A cold, rainy Tuesday didn’t stop record voter turnout in North Carolina.

50,824, or 52.06 percent, of registered voters in Onslow County and 35,474, or 69.67 percent, in Carteret County cast their ballots in national, state and local races.

Rose Whitehurst, director of the Onslow County Board of Elections, referred to those numbers as “phenomenal.”

Poll workers saw a steady stream of voters. Ty Hart, a worker at First Baptist Church in Onslow County, said he’d seen more than 500 voters by 12:30 p.m.

“We were averaging two a minute for a while,” he said.

The polls in Pine Knoll Shores in Carteret County had more than 400 voters by early afternoon.

“Considering all the early voting the county had, it’s a good turnout,” chief judge Susan Whit said.

While there were no major glitches during voting on Tuesday, Whitehurst said there were a few minor hiccups.

A flap closed on the ballot counting machine at the Pine Valley precinct, causing it to malfunction for about five minutes, Whitehurst said.

“Someone realized what was wrong and fixed it,” she said.

She said that while the machine was being fixed, residents were asked to put their ballots in the emergency bin that is part of the machine.

Carol Reeves, who voted at the Pine Valley precinct, said she didn’t feel good about putting her ballot in the security bin.

“It doesn’t make me feel warm and fuzzy … not knowing if my vote will really count,” she said.

At the Commons Recreation Center, voter volume led officials to bring an extra computer and worker to the site. Once the extra personnel and machine were on site, it ran smoothly, Whitehurst said.

While some precincts in Onslow County ran low on ballots, which were resupplied by Onslow County Sheriff’s Office deputies, none of the precincts ever ran out of ballots completely, according to Whitehurst.

The Carteret County Board of Elections did not report any voting malfunctions on Election Day.

Newport chief judge Kenny Weiss said the only issue they had was the rain, and he hoped it didn’t stop people from voting.

The rain didn’t stop Michelle Gagnon of Emerald Isle. Gagnon said it is important for young adults to get out and vote, and, in her opinion, every vote counts.

Hers was a vote for Republican Mitt Romney and a change in the presidential race.

“I voted for Obama four years ago but I don’t think he’s done a good job and I’m firing him, that’s how I see my vote,” she said.

Cindy Kirkbride of Newport felt differently and supported Obama. She said it takes time for a president to achieve his goals.

Page 2 of 3 - “I don’t think any president can get everything done in four years,” she said.

Tito Ortiz, of Jacksonville, voted at Jacksonville Commons and said his three major issues this year were national security, education and healthcare.

“It’s important to vote,” he said. “Your voice will be heard. You’re voting for the people who will help your family the most.”

Reeves said that the economy was her major concern in this election.

“We’re struggling with our finances,” she said. “I can’t afford another four years like this. The only way to make a change is to go out and vote.”

Tracy McIntyre, of Jacksonville, said that while education was her biggest platform when voting this year, she would like to see more focus on the economy over the next four years.

“I’d like to see more economic development, more jobs and more services,” she said. “No one should be without a job.”

McIntyre, a teacher, said she explains to her students that voting is important because a person in office should be working for the people, not the other way around.

“If you like the person in office, vote for them,” she said. “It just takes one person, one vote, to make a difference.”

Contact Daily News Reporter Tabitha Clark at 910-219-8454 or Tabitha.Clark@jdnews.com. Follow her on Twitter at @TabithaLClark or friend her on Facebook.

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Updated at 6:09 p.m.

Rose Whitehurst, director of the Onslow County Board of Elections, said that there have been no major glitches during voting at precincts today.

The Pine Valley precinct had mechanical issues when someone closed a flap on the machine and didn't realize it, she said. The other ballots cast during that time were placed in an emergency bin until the machine was restored.

Jacksonville Commons Recreation Center had issues with voter volume, but that was cleared up wtih another worker and computer. While some precincts ran low on ballots, and were supplied with more, as of 5:30 p.m., no precincts had run out of ballots.

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Updated at 5:45 p.m.

As of 5 p.m. more than 16,300 people had cast their ballot in Onslow County, according to Kelly Horne of the Onslow County Board of Elections.

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Updated at 3:14 p.m.

As the rain continued to come down this afternoon, people showed up in droves to the Commons Recreation Center to cast their ballot in the national, state and local races.

Tommie Thomas, candidate for Onslow County Commissioner, and his supporters, handed out last minute fliers to those who were going into the polling station.

Page 3 of 3 - Thomas said he wasn’t sure which way the voting will go for the commissioner’s race, but he knows he has a lot of online support.

“It all comes down to who shows up at the polls,” he said.

Shirley Crowder with the Board of Elections said that there had been a steady stream of people coming in to vote, but lines had gone down since she arrived in the afternoon.

Commons Recreation Center was a One-Stop Voting site, so Crowder was spending her time directing residents to the proper polling stations. Several had come to Commons by mistake.

Tito Ortiz, of Jacksonville, voted at Commons and said his three major issues this year were national security, education and healthcare.

“It’s important to vote,” he said. “Your voice will be heard. You’re voting for the people who will help your family the most.”

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The cold and rainy weather in Onslow County has not seemed to hinder residents from turning out in a steady stream at the polls.

Ty Hart, a poll worker at the First Baptist Church polling station, said that voting has been steady all morning.

“We’re over 500 right now,” he said. “We were averaging two a minute for a while.”

While Hart said he wasn’t sure how the weather would affect voting, he said that he and other poll workers around Onslow County would be there for people to come out and vote.

Jackie Scott, a voter at First Baptist, said she was tired of all the lies and mudslinging during the election and made up her mind who she would vote for a year ago. She could not narrow down one issue during this election that was more important than the others.

Scott said that voting is important, especially for women, who have not always been able to do so.